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County moves to allow BLS staffing for non‑emergency interfacility transports to preserve ALS resources
Summary
The board approved first reading of an EMS ordinance update allowing physicians to specify Basic Life Support for eligible non‑emergency interfacility transports, freeing Advanced Life Support ambulances for 911 calls. The change updates state code references and will return May 19 for final passage.
El Dorado County supervisors approved the first reading of an ordinance Friday that would allow non‑emergency interfacility ambulance transports to be staffed at the level ordered by the physician responsible for the patient — including Basic Life Support (BLS) when medically appropriate — with final adoption scheduled for May 19.
Emma Owens, a principal…
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